Re: I. versicolor 'Murrayana'

 

Hopefully, it'll do ok here, as I have both your Cast Ashore and I virginica var. shrevei both doing well, and blooming.  Plus a few setosas and a bunch of versicolor as well.
 
El

From: i*@aim.com
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 6:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [iris-species] I. versicolor 'Murrayana'

 

I just looked at article on Murrayana.

Very interesting.

A couple of observations. The offspring of Murrayana X vesicolor  sound very much like offspring of crosses of virginica x versicolor  Except that the "Robusta" plants are usually fertile.

Also versicolor were produced from a natural cross of setosa x virginica. And  hokerii is very closely related to setosa. Hookeri and  versicolor are both native to Newfoundland.

I found Cast Ashore (a robusta) in an area that has versicolor but no virginica. so you can have  plant relics or  hybrid relics in strange locations.

Chuck Chapman

Sometimes


-----Original Message-----
From: Eleanor Hutchison <eleanore@mymts.net>
To: iris-species <iris-species@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, Oct 5, 2011 10:31 pm
Subject: [iris-species] I. versicolor 'Murrayana'

 
Todd, I rec'd this iris today, so looked up a bit more information about it and came across your interesting article at Dave's Garden, "The Story of Iris versicolor 'Murrayana'".
 
I hope I planted it at the correct depth, as it had roots heading up one of the stems.
 
El, Ste Anne, Manitoba, Canada

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